The International Criminal Court ordered four Kenyans, including Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and fellow presidential candidate William Ruto, to face charges of crimes against humanity over post-election violence in 2008. Francis Muthaura, the 65-year-old head of Kenya’s civil service, and radio presenter Joshua Arap Sang, 36, will also go on trial as suspected perpetrators of [...]

Treasuries Fall for 4th Day Amid Optimism on Europe Debt Crisis January 23, 2012, 8:25 PM EST Business Exchange E-mail Print More From Businessweek U.S. Debt in Worst Start Since 2003 on Strengthening Economy Treasury 10-Year Notes Fluctuate Before Sale, Fed Projection Treasury Yields Fall From Almost One-Month High on Greece Debt Treasuries Fall; 10-Year [...]

ZURICH (Reuters) – Naming a new third member to the Swiss National Banks board and appointing a new permanent chairman could take until April or May, Switzerlands finance minister said on Wednesday. SNB Chairman Philipp Hildebrand resigned with immediate effect on Monday after a scandal over a currency trade made by his wife and his [...]

IRVING, Texas, Jan 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – In advance of a busy trade show season, GE Capital, Dealer Finance announced that it is doubling its sales force to support growing retail and wholesale demand for construction equipment financing. GE Capital’s lending to the construction industry grew 36% in 2011 and the outlook for 2012 [...]

Finance Remains Least-Trusted Industry in Annual Edelman Survey January 23, 2012, 7:31 AM EST Business Exchange E-mail Print More From Businessweek Europe Gives Euro Doomsayers Pause With Dormant Davos Sanatorium ‘Experts’ Expect Major Geopolitical Disruption, Survey Says Merkel to Open Davos Forum as Leaders Discuss Failed Capitalism Fiscal, Income Gaps Most Likely Risk to Prosperity, [...]

By Emma Thomasson and Catherine Bosley ZURICH | Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:55am EST

Posted at 02:28 PM ET, 01/12/2012 Our campaign finance farce By Ed Rogers Hats off to the good government campaign reformers among Democrats and Republicans who have given us our current presidential campaign funding rules. Somehow, in the interest of getting big money out of politics, we have limited what campaigns can spend and what the [...]

* PM Noda distances himself from cutting Iran oil imports * Some in Japan worry Iran sanctions will push up oil prices * French formin: sanctions wont necessarily boost prices By Stanley White TOKYO, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Japans policy on Iranian oil was left in doubt on Friday after the prime minister distanced himself [...]

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23.25 So, just to recap: bull; Downgrades for NINE eurozone nations. Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Cyprus, Slovenia and Slovakia. (click the links on the list at 21.50 to read all of Samp;Ps musings). bull; Austria and France have lost their AAA ratings, while Cyprus and Portugal have been cut to junk status – [...]